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The Doom Assigned: King Richard III WINS at Bosworth
Henry Tudor has escaped the battle . . !
King Richard the Third has won the Battle of Bosworth; however, Henry Tudor has managed to escape the battlefield and is headed back into exile. Having been misled by a decoy, the king’s men are confounded in their attempts to bring the Tudor to justice. If he manages to get out of England the battle will have been in vain. It falls to the lot of a young squire Robert de la Halle, the son of the king’s armourer, to succeed where others have failed. Along the way, Squire Robert will find there is rather more to the arts of love and war than he imagined. Not yet a fully trained man-at-arms, his tender years cause him to stumble along trying to avoid disaster and death. He soon discovers not all battles are fought in the field. In the England of King Richard the Third, a young man’s heart may be in peril from several bewildering directions and not all the weapons he must face are of steel.
King Richard the Third has won the Battle of Bosworth; however, Henry Tudor has managed to escape the battlefield and is headed back into exile. Having been misled by a decoy, the king’s men are confounded in their attempts to bring the Tudor to justice. If he manages to get out of England the battle will have been in vain. It falls to the lot of a young squire Robert de la Halle, the son of the king’s armourer, to succeed where others have failed. Along the way, Squire Robert will find there is rather more to the arts of love and war than he imagined. Not yet a fully trained man-at-arms, his tender years cause him to stumble along trying to avoid disaster and death. He soon discovers not all battles are fought in the field. In the England of King Richard the Third, a young man’s heart may be in peril from several bewildering directions and not all the weapons he must face are of steel.
373 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 15, 2015
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August 18, 2019
The Doom Assigned is a story of alternate history that tells what might have happened if Richard III had defeated Tudor at Bosworth (and how could I resist that bit of what if!)
Overall, the story was enjoyable even if it started out a bit slow. King Richard is a major secondary character, as the story is told from the point of view of a young squire, Robert de la Halle, who finds himself in an assortment of adventures that include hunting down the traitorous Tudor as he tries to flee England following his defeat in battle, and saving the new queen (Joanna of Portugal, who the historical Richard was negotiating to marry) from an assassination attempt. It is obvious that the author knows his stuff, whether we're talking historical events or the various components of a suit of armor, and that is a big plus.
My complaints about the book have more to do with technical issues. There were numerous misplaced or missing quotation marks. There were also issues with capitalization; titles when used with a person's name (ex., Lady Margaret, Lord Thomas) were not capitalized, something I've never seen even in British publications, so I don't think this can be blamed on a Brit vs American grammar thing.
There was also a name mix up midway through the book, when the first name of the Duke of Norfolk changed from Thomas Howard to John Howard. (John Howard was the 1st Duke of Norfolk, who died at Bosworth; his son was Thomas, and though this was alt history, John still was killed in battle at the beginning of the story.) There was also some unnecessary repetition of details, covering events that had happened in previous books by the same author. In short, a good editor would have made this book so much better.
Most of this I was able to easily overlook as, in spite of editorial issues, I found myself drawn into the story, staying up way too late at night reading because I was eager to find out what was going to happen next.
I would have given this book 4 out of 5 stars if not for the technical issues. As it is, I give it 3 out of 5.
Overall, the story was enjoyable even if it started out a bit slow. King Richard is a major secondary character, as the story is told from the point of view of a young squire, Robert de la Halle, who finds himself in an assortment of adventures that include hunting down the traitorous Tudor as he tries to flee England following his defeat in battle, and saving the new queen (Joanna of Portugal, who the historical Richard was negotiating to marry) from an assassination attempt. It is obvious that the author knows his stuff, whether we're talking historical events or the various components of a suit of armor, and that is a big plus.
My complaints about the book have more to do with technical issues. There were numerous misplaced or missing quotation marks. There were also issues with capitalization; titles when used with a person's name (ex., Lady Margaret, Lord Thomas) were not capitalized, something I've never seen even in British publications, so I don't think this can be blamed on a Brit vs American grammar thing.
There was also a name mix up midway through the book, when the first name of the Duke of Norfolk changed from Thomas Howard to John Howard. (John Howard was the 1st Duke of Norfolk, who died at Bosworth; his son was Thomas, and though this was alt history, John still was killed in battle at the beginning of the story.) There was also some unnecessary repetition of details, covering events that had happened in previous books by the same author. In short, a good editor would have made this book so much better.
Most of this I was able to easily overlook as, in spite of editorial issues, I found myself drawn into the story, staying up way too late at night reading because I was eager to find out what was going to happen next.
I would have given this book 4 out of 5 stars if not for the technical issues. As it is, I give it 3 out of 5.
August 5, 2015
This is the book I have been waiting for! If you are a Ricardian who is fed up with reading about his death at the Battle of Bosworth, this book is for you. It begins just after the battle, which Richard has WON! It is told from the point of view of a young man, the son of Laurence the Armourer, the hero of the author's previous books and has great characters and accurate details especially as regards armour and fighting.
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